Proposal Guidelines for a CSREG Curriculum Development Grant

Eligibility

Faculty in tenure-track and continuing positions are eligible to apply. Previous recipients of CSREG Summer Grants may apply; however, awards will not be made to the same person in two consecutive years. One may apply for more than one type of scholarly development grant (e.g., FDC, Summer Research Session, or BIPP) or more than one type of curriculum development grant (e.g., FDC, CCC, BIPP, Digital Course Design, or Stroup) with the understanding that each of these processes is competitive and that one will not receive funding for more than one of these internal grants in the same year. Faculty in the last year of an appointment are not eligible. Curriculum development grants are not intended to be used in conjunction with either a sabbatical or untenured faculty leave. When sufficient funds are available, proposals from visiting members of the faculty who will be returning to the University for a complete academic year will be considered.

Application Guidelines

The original application (with original signatures) and an electronic copy (PDF) of the full application should be submitted to:

Nina Banks, Interim Director, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Gender, Coleman Hall 111, by Monday, March 3, 2025.

Email address: nbanks@bucknell.edu.

PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE. Applications will not be accepted after this date.

Each application must include all components described below. Please review your application carefully prior to submission. Applications which do not include all information requested below will not be considered. Address questions regarding expectations of the proposal to the Director of CSREG.

1. Completion of the “Cover Sheet” questions (see below).

   Cover sheet (Word Document — Download)

2. A proposal: The body of the proposal should be no more than four single-spaced pages (12-point font, reasonable margins), although appendices may be included when appropriate. The proposal must include the following subsections:
   1. Project Description: Describe the proposed course or the course revision, specifying how the course contributes to student learning about race, ethnicity, and gender and their intersections with other aspects of difference. Project descriptions should include learning goals, a topic outline, and a comprehensive bibliography of readings to be reviewed during the summer. Specify how the course fits into department/program/general education priorities. Indicate plans for offering the course during the period of August 2025–August 2028.
   2. Rationale: Provide a rationale for the project and describe its curricular significance. Include a statement of the value of the proposed work to the development of the applicant as a teacher, placing the project in the context of the applicant's past and future teaching plans. Explain how a curricular grant will develop or expand your expertise in race, ethnicity, and gender studies and their intersections with other aspects of difference.
   3. Work plan: Describe the amount of time that you will commit to the proposed summer curricular project and outline a work plan and likely timetable. Please note that recipients are expected to commit themselves to their project for a minimum of two months of the summer.
   4. Other Summer Professional Commitments: Your commitment to the summer project is essential to the success of the project. Include a description of your other summer professional commitments (summer teaching duties, summer chair duties, research projects, consulting obligations, independent study supervision, etc.) and the amount of your time each will take.
   5. Budget: Describe how the $4,000 in funding would be used in completing your proposed curricular project.
3. A current curriculum vitae.
4. Outcomes of previous grants. Describe the activities and outcomes for each of any previously funded CSREG Scholarly and Curriculum Development Grants listed on the cover page. These assessments should have been submitted to the Director of CSREG in the fall following all previous summer granting periods (see the “Descriptive Assessment and End-of-Grant Responsibilities” section below).
5. Chair’s signature of endorsement on the cover page. The Department chair or Program director should sign a confirmation of endorsement on the cover page of the application. Department chairs/Program directors who are themselves applying, should ask a colleague to sign this page. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit the proposal to the chair/director at least five working days before the deadline.
   

Evaluation of Proposals

In evaluating the merit of curricular development proposals, the CSREG Grants Committee will consider first and foremost the significance of the course for promoting student learning about issues of race, ethnicity, and gender and their intersections with other aspects of difference. The committee will give preference to well-conceived curricular proposals for courses that will become a regular component of the curriculum.

The Committee will also consider time demands associated with other summer commitments and the impact those time demands may have on the ability to complete the project within the two-month period. Potential applicants are encouraged to consult with the Director of CSREG about their proposal.

Descriptive Assessment and Other End-of-grant Responsibilities

At the end of the funded project, all grant recipients are required to submit a descriptive assessment of their summer activity to the Director of the Center by September 15, 2025. Faculty awarded research grants should notify CSREG of papers read or material published, acknowledge CSREG’s support in the resulting publications, and supply CSREG with a copy of those publications. Grant recipients may be asked to present their research in a CSREG faculty colloquium or other CSREG sponsored event